Mumbai depends significantly on groundwater, supplied by water tankers, to meet its municipal water supply shortfall.
However, weak regulation and monitoring has made illegal groundwater extraction rampant across the city.
Meanwhile, the municipal corporation is running an aquifer mapping pilot in the upper catchment of the Mithi river with the long-term goal of including groundwater into Mumbai’s water resilience and climate adaptation planning.
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https://india.mongabay.com/2026/06/an-unregulated-groundwater-economy-drills-into-trouble/
